Jim Thorpe Borough Council accepted the resignation of Councilman Tom Chapman on Thursday, leaving the seven-member body short a member for the second time this year.

Chapman stepped down roughly 10 months into a four-year term voters elected him to last November. The resignation is effective immediately.

“We unfortunately will accept that tonight with regret,” council President Connor Rodgers said of the resignation.

No reason for the resignation was given during the meeting, and Chapman was not present.

The borough has 30 days to fill the vacancy, Rodgers said. Council authorized a public notice soliciting letters of interest, with a deadline of Nov. 27.

Whoever council appoints will not serve out the term. Under state law, a borough council appointee holds the seat only until the first Monday in January following the next municipal election. That puts the balance of Chapman’s term — two years, through January 2030 — on the November 2027 ballot.

Chapman was elected to council in November 2025, one of four candidates to win four-year terms. He drew 807 votes, the lowest of the four winners, behind Lyle Augustine and Alice Roberti with 979 each and Joanne Klitsch with 809.

It was not Chapman’s first stint. Council appointed him in October 2023 to fill the seat Jessica Crowley left when she resigned and moved to western Pennsylvania. That appointed term expired the first Monday of January 2026, and Chapman ran for a full term of his own rather than leave the seat.

A lifelong Jim Thorpe resident, Chapman brought over three decades of commercial construction experience to council.

Thursday’s action marks the second council vacancy of 2026. Council accepted Sydney Wernett’s resignation on Aug. 13 and appointed Mike Hartman to that seat at its Sept. 10 meeting.